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1	1	MURIEL BOWSER
2	2	MAYOR
3	3	Mar
4	4	ch 14, 2025
5	5	The Honorable Phil Mendelson
6	6	Chairman
7	7	Co
8	8	uncil of the D istrict of Colu mbia
9	9	John A. Wilson
10	10	Building
11	11	1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
12	12	Washington, DC 20004
13	13	Dear Ch
14	14	airman M endelson:
15	15	In accordance
16	16	with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
17	17	142;
18	18	D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
19	19	Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official
20	20	Code
21	21	§
22	22	7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
23	23	Ms. Zoe G u
24	24	tterman
25	25	18th
26	26	Street, NE
27	27	Washington, DC 20002
28	28	(Ward 7)
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30	30	or appointment as the representative from the American College of Nurse-Midwives member of the
31	31	Maternal Mortality Review Committee,
32	32	filling a vacant seat formerly held by Evette Hernandez, for
33	33	the remainder of a term to end January 10, 2028.
34	34	Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
35	35	nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
36	36	I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
37	37	do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
38	38	Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
39	39	Sincerely,
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75	75	A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
76	76	airrnar(PhilMendelson
77	77	at the request
78	78	of the Mayor
79	79	IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
80	80	To confirm the appointment
81	81	of Zoe Gutterman to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
82	82	RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
83	83	resolution may be cited
84	84	as the "Maternal Mortality Review Committee Zoe Gutterman
85	85	Confirmation Resolution
86	86	of 2025".
87	87	Sec. 2. The Council
88	88	of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
89	89	Zoe Gutterman
90	90	18th Street, NE
91	91	Washington, DC 20002
92	92	(Ward
93	93	7)
94	94	as the representative from the American College of Nurse-Midwives member of the Maternal
95	95	Mortality Review Committee, established by section 3
96	96	of the Maternal Mortality Review
97	97	Committee Establishment Act
98	98	of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official
99	99	Code § 7-671.02), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Evette Hernandez, for the remainder
100	100	of a
101	101	term to end January 10, 2028.
102	102	Sec.
103	103	3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
104	104	upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
105	105	of the Mayor.
106	106	Sec.
107	107	4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. ZOEALEXANDRA LEVYGUTTERMAN, CNM, MNPH, FAANM
108	108	PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
109	109	Unity HealthCare
110	110	Midwifery Director October 2019-Present
111	111	●Director of Midwifery practice at Federally Qualified Health Center
112	112	●Manage six Certified Nurse Midwives including scheduling in clinic and hospital setting
113	113	●Successfully advocating for increased midwifery presence at Howard University Hospital
114	114	●Collaboratively developed and implemented midwifery related policies
115	115	●Serve on Quality Improvement committee
116	116	Nurse-Midwife May 2017-Present
117	117	●Provide obstetric and gynecologic clinical care to patients at three Federally Qualified Health Center sites
118	118	●Provide obstetric care for labor, birth and postpartum at Howard University Hospital
119	119	●Precept Nurse-Midwifery students, WHNP students, OBGYN residents, family medicine residents and medical
120	120	students
121	121	Howard University Hospital
122	122	Nurse-Midwife October 2017-Present
123	123	●Provide obstetric care for labor, birth and postpartum
124	124	●Precept OBGYN residents, family medicine residents and medical students
125	125	Georgetown University
126	126	Adjunct Faculty May
127	127	2018-Present
128	128	●Provide hands on instruction to midwifery and women’s health nurse practitioner students
129	129	Seeding Disruption Fellowship January 2021-January
130	130	2022
131	131	Fellow
132	132	●Was selected to join 20 leaders in the D.C. community to meet throughout the year program to generate, seed, and
133	133	catalyze disruptive practices for the purpose of dismantling systems of racial inequity.
134	134	George Washington University Hospital
135	135	Midwifery Fellow May 2017-April 2018
136	136	●Honed leadership, clinical management and collaborative care skills with CNM and OB teams in clinic and on the
137	137	labor and delivery unit focusing on evidence based care and primary cesarean prevention
138	138	●Supervised medical and midwifery students in clinic and on the labor and delivery unit
139	139	●Redesigned practice benchmarking system to improve collection and analysis of monthly benchmarking data
140	140	●Organized quarterly multi-stakeholder roundtables examining out of hospital birth and formulated department
141	141	protocol for out-of-hospital transfers
142	142	Family Health and Birth Center (FHBC)
143	143	Midwife Intern February 2017- April 2017
144	144	●Spearheaded data entry of patient data
145	145	Baltimore City Department of Health
146	146	Intern September 2016-December 2016
147	147	●Prepared evaluation ofReproductive Health Initiative Programthat integrated reproductive health services into
148	148	substance use disorder treatment centers including chart review, data analysis, and evaluation of cost effectiveness
149	149	Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)
150	150	Intern May 2015-August 2015
151	151	●Prepared petition for on Certified Nurse-Midwifery and Certified Midwifery education for U.S. Education
152	152	Department
153	153	●Conducted community assessment implementing a variety of data gathering techniques
154	154	Jhpiego
155	155	Intern January 2015-May 2015
156	156	●Wrote policy brief on importance of accreditation systems in country and numerating solutions in low resource
157	157	settings
158	158	White Ribbon Alliance
159	159	Policy Intern September 2014-February 2015
160	160	●Produced reports on midwifery promotion work globally encouraging financial contributions posted on WRA
161	161	website.
162	162	Children’s National Medical Center Hematology-Oncology Unit
163	163	Activity Specialist Fall 2011-Spring
164	164	2013 ●Led Teen Room inpatient, outpatient off-site, and bereavement programming for families, patients and staff
165	165	National Institutes of Health
166	166	Post Baccalaureate Fellow Fall 2010-Fall 2011
167	167	●Selective post-graduate fellowship focusing on macular degeneration research
168	168	LEADERSHIP
169	169	American College of Nurse Midwives Division of Advocacy and Affiliate Support
170	170	Division Chair May 2022-
171	171	Present
172	172	●Lead ACNM’s leaders on advocacy and affiliate development including monthly meetings and leadership
173	173	development
174	174	National Government Affairs Committee (NGAC) of the American College of Nurse Midwives
175	175	Chair May 2019- May
176	176	2022
177	177	●Lead ACNM’s grassroots organizing for all national level legislation
178	178	●Initiated and organized “ACNM’s Off the Hill Week” advocacy event for midwives and student midwives three
179	179	times a year
180	180	●Organize and lead monthly calls with 25 NGAC members
181	181	Liaison to Students and Board Member May 2017-May 2019
182	182	●Recruited and organized midwifery students nationally who are committed to political action
183	183	●Facilitated and trained student board members in leadership skills
184	184	DC Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives
185	185	President June 2018- Present
186	186	●Liaison to the DCPerinatal Quality Collaborative
187	187	●Organize, schedule and lead bi-monthly affiliate meetings
188	188	●Lead advocate for D.C. law extending licensenture of Certified Midwives to practice in D.C.
189	189	●Initiate and lead subcommittees including mentorship, anti-racism and marketing midwifery meeting monthly
190	190	●Initiated and executed website re-launch and created a virtual voting platform to increase member participation
191	191	●Led fundraising campaign with annual sales exceeding $12,000 for the past 3 years
192	192	●Former Vice President from June 2017-June 2018
193	193	ACNM National Annual Meeting Program Committee
194	194	Committee Member and Student Page Coordinator May 2019- Present
195	195	●Participate in Program Committee calls and meeting planning activities including review and acceptance of
196	196	speakers.
197	197	Local Committee Chair May 2018- May 2019
198	198	●Participated in Program Committee monthly calls and meeting planning activities including review of speakers
199	199	●Organized local committee actions including local committee booth, entertainment, and local attractions
200	200	●Organized tri-affiliate planning bringing together leaders from D.C., Maryland and Virginia to prepare for the
201	201	meeting
202	202	EDUCATION
203	203	Johns Hopkins University-Masters in Public Health Nursing December 2016
204	204	●Graduated with Honors – Sigma Theta Tau
205	205	Shenandoah University-Post Master’s Certificate in Nurse Midwifery December 2016
206	206	●Member of Graduate Curriculum Committee and Nurse Midwifery Program Director Search Committee
207	207	●Recipient of the Eleanor Wade Custer Community Nursing Award
208	208	Johns Hopkins University-Bachelors of Science in Nursing July 2014
209	209	●Graduated with Honors – Sigma Theta Tau
210	210	●Recipient of theBetty Cuthbert Award for Commitment to Service
211	211	●Birth Companions Doula and Birth Companions Program Leader
212	212	Oberlin College-Bachelors of Arts in Environmental Studies May 2010
213	213	PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
214	214	●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and Linkin Learning 2021 Emerging Leader Foundations
215	215	●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2021 Annual Meeting Presenter May 2021: Presentation on
216	216	“Advocating for Midwifery: Addressing Systemic Racism Through Policy and Advocacy”
217	217	●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2020 Annual Meeting Presenter May 2020: Presentation on
218	218	“Midwifery Advocacy and Policy” ●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2019 Annual Meeting Presenter May 2019: Presentation on
219	219	“Midwifery Students Storm the Hill: A Student Nuts and Bolts Session for Hill Day”
220	220	●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2019 Annual Meeting Poster Presentation May 2019: Poster
221	221	presentation “Engaging Students On and Off the Hill”
222	222	●Gutterman, Z. & McDevitt, K. (Fall 2018) A Seat at the Table: DC’s Work on the Maternal Mortality Crisis.
223	223	Quickening: Official Newsletter of ACNM
224	224	●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2018 Annual Meeting Presenter May 2018: Diving for Pearls: GW
225	225	Pearls of Physiologic Birth –Presentation - 5/21/2018
226	226	●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2018 Annual Meeting Poster Presentation May 2018- Pinger
227	227	Patterns of Labor Poster- 5/23/2018
228	228	Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
229	229	John A. Wilson Building \| 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 \| Washington, DC 20004
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234	234	Zoe Gutterman
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236	236	Ms. Zoe Gutterman (she/her) is a Certified Nurse Midwife. She is the
237	237	Midwifery Practice Director at Unity Healthcare, where she manages a
238	238	team of midwives across eight clinics, as well as spearheading an
239	239	initiative to expand services at Howard University Hospital.
240	240	Ms. Gutterman has served on DC’s Perinatal Quality Collaborative and
241	241	as the Chair of the DC Affiliate of the American College of Nurse
242	242	Midwives (ACNM) and of ACNM’s Government Affairs Committee.
243	243	She also works as adjunct faculty in the School of Nursing at
244	244	Georgetown University.
245	245	A Ward 7 resident, Ms. Gutterman earned her Bachelor of Science in
246	246	Nursing and her Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University . GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
247	247	Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
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249	249	Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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252	252	______________________________________________________________________________
253	253	The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724 -7681
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255	255	To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
256	256	From: Betsy Cavendish
257	257	Date: February 14, 2025
258	258	Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Zoe Gutterman as a member
259	259	of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
260	260	This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced Order and found
261	261	it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
262	262	to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202- 727-
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265	265	Elizabeth Cavendish
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